Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
The global industry is poised for change.- Fuels and Chemicals Research help win World War II.- Three entrepreneurs join forces.- Conditions are perfect: A new industry grows rapidly.- Scientific Design becomes successful.- The big breakthrough: Mid Century Process.- More inventions: Nylon intermediates, Isoprene, Propylene Oxide.- Other firms: A period of breakthrough inventions.- The leading engineering firm for petrochemicals.- Oxirane and the formation of Halcon International.- A reach too far.- An Ending.- Epilogue.